slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
one lump; one body; one group
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to tear up and throw away
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
street at night; making a night journey
process; course; mechanism
to be injured; to sustain a wound
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
presence; sitting with; being with
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to beat (a drum); to pluck up courage
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!